Within less than 30 minutes of the pontiff's arrival at the Joint Base Andrews he made his first statement, not in words but in his humble actions.
Pontiff rides in a Fiat 500L car
Less than an hour of the pontiff's arrival at the Joint Base Andrews he made his first statement, not in words but in his actions.
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Pope Francis chose a Fiat 500l car to shuttle him from the airport to Washington.
This act came as a surprise to many who expected the Pope to ride a SUV.
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While most of the motorcade was made up of enormous blacked-out SUVs, the Pope was greeted on the tarmac by a little black Fiat 500L.
The Pope was reported to have been received with a happiness, as a band played Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' and the crowd chanting 'Franscisco'.
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